Liberal U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley Continues to Supports Barack Obama’s War on Personal Freedom

In Nevada, the Las Vegas Sun reports that the NRSC released a radio ad reminding Nevadans that liberal U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley supports Barack Obama’s war on personal freedom.  National Republican Senatorial Committee Communication Director Brian Walsh framed the race, and the ad, in terms of personal freedom and government intervention.  “On virtually every issue, when there’s been a clear choice between bigger government and personal freedom, Shelley Berkley has consistently stood with President Obama on the side of bigger government and more regulation, and the Congresswoman will be held accountable for her very liberal record in Washington,” Walsh wrote in an email.

 

Meanwhile, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Senator Heller has always fought for women’s healthcare.  On women’s health care, Heller’s campaign said he has been an advocate for a mobile mammography program. In October, he sent a letter to colleagues asking them to join him to support the Mobile Mammography Promotion Act to ensure access to breast cancer screening in underserved areas.  In the House, Heller was a member of the House Cancer Care Working Group, which developed policies to improve oncology care.  He also voted for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act , signed into law in April 2007. The legislation authorized $1.3 billion over five years, helping women to have more access to lifesaving care, according to his campaign.  In 2008, Heller co-sponsored the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act to encourage greater research into factors contributing to breast cancer. It became law.